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<p>Dear All,</p>
<p>Well, I'm cautiously optimistic that my present scheme of sending
out only nominally completed sections of the forthcoming Mott
paper is working, as I have received comments now from several
folks on what I've sent out to date. I should have another
section or two ready to go fairly soon. It is clear to me that
there will be more than enough "comments and corrections" and such
that I will not be able to address each one individually.
Accordingly, I thought I should tell everyone how I will deal with
such comments, corrections, etc. In particular, I will
incorporate all such items that:</p>
<ul>
<li>correct a clear error on my part</li>
<li>add materially to the topic being discussed</li>
<li>improve on the clarity of the presentation, or remove
potential ambiguities in statements</li>
<li>make the presentation more concise</li>
<li>other things I believe merit incorporation</li>
</ul>
So - if a comment you have submitted isn't incorporated in the
revised version I will send out, this means that I have judged that
it did not meet at least one of the criteria above. Hopefully this
process won't result in any hurt feelings, though it is already
clear to me that there will be some suggestions that the "owner"
feels fairly strongly about that I have elected to not incorporate.
Hopefully there will not be too many of these - a small enough
number that we can discuss them in some detail and make a decision.<br>
<br>
Anyway, my plan is to work roughly in parallel on completing
revisions to what I have already sent out based on the input I have,
and to completing additional sections for consideration. The big
work will come when Joe, Daniel et al. complete their present tasks
- I'm sure I will need a lot of help to make certain I correctly
write what needs to be written on the relevant sections.<br>
<br>
Thanks to all who have submitted their comments. And for those who
have not - please find a little time to look through this, before
your reading task becomes too great to face!<br>
<br>
Best,<br>
Charlie <br>
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